Trump's New Years Resolutions

 

1. Fire Melania for her incredibly poor interior design skills.

2. Look for a new non-litigious Florida home and a much younger wife.

3. Become the Q-Anon President for life.

4. Ditch wearing Depends for big boy pants.

5. Hook up with another treacherous dictator buddy 'cause Putin congratulated Biden on winning.

6. Beg Mark Burnett to install you as 'The Unmasked Biggest Loser'.

7. Sign federal execution orders for Brian Kemp, Mitch McConnell, & Mitt Romney.

8. Make a bigly blockbuster porno with Stormy Daniels.

9. Get a new toupee.

10. Take a basic spelling class for future press covfefe.

What is 'Herd Mentality'?

What is 'herd mentality'?

A. Secretly wanting to be a sheep (e.g., QANON, Rush 

      Limbaugh).

B. The fear of not being 'heard' by a tone-deaf president.

C. A gaffe made by uneducated, science-phobic people.

D. Mass wishful thinking steeped in pandemic delusion.

E. Another daily comic moment from an incompetent politician who drinks    

    bleach.

Steve Bannon, Destined For the New Sculpture Garden

Former White House chief strategist, Steve Bannon, was arrested for fraud in connection with bilking investors who contributed to Bannon's 'Build the Wall' fund.

'Bannon, Kolfage, Andrew Badolato and Timothy Shea are charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

"As alleged, the defendants defrauded hundreds of thousands of donors, capitalizing on their interest in funding a border wall to raise millions of dollars, under the false pretense that all of that money would be spent on construction," Acting Manhattan US Attorney Audrey Strauss said in a statement. "While repeatedly assuring donors that Brian Kolfage, the founder and public face of We Build the Wall, would not be paid a cent, the defendants secretly schemed to pass hundreds of thousands of dollars to Kolfage, which he used to fund his lavish lifestyle." -CNN

Quick, your former staff Steve Bannon was just arrested for fraud in association with building your wall. What's your response?:
A.  This is another witch hunt, like with Paul Manafort.
B.  Issue a pardon because Bill Barr told you that you could.
C.  Blame Obama for spying on Steve Bannon.
D.  Have Kayleigh send out a press release denying that you
      knew him.
E.  Suggest he is your next American hero for your sculpture garden.
F.  Person, woman, man, camera, TV. (Oops, wrong answer.)

The Post Office Gets Castrated

"The items are the post office and the $3.5 billion for mail-in voting,"  Donald Trump told Fox Business Network, saying Democrats want to give the post office $25 billion. "If we don't make the deal, that means can't have the money, that means they can't have universal mail-in voting. It's just can't happen." -Donald Trump

'The president has repeatedly claimed that the 2020 election will be “rigged” and rife with fraud if an expected surge of mail-in ballots is allowed to take place.

The president’s most recent comments suggest he believes he can quash expanded mail-in voting plans, and the Postal Service’s ability to accommodate them, if he refuses to agree to fund those efforts.'   -CNBC

Write Donald Trump about his castration of the Post Office crippling your right to vote at:  https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/.

Death from Hubris

Herman Cain, Trump crony and anti-mask advocate, died from Covid-19.

TRUMP'S AMERICAN HEROES STATUE GARDEN

The St. Louis Karen and Kevin who pointed guns at peaceful protesters.

ALLEGED PEDO PIMP & TRUMP'S FAVORITE DEAD ATTORNEY, ROY COHN

ALL CONFEDERATE WAR GENERALS

EX?-NARCOTICS ADDICT & SUPER RAGEALHOLIC, RUSH LIMBAUGH

ROY COHN WANNABE, ROGER STONE

PUTIN'S ERRAND BOY, MICHAEL FLYNN

UKRAINE'S WHEELER DEALER AND OSTRICH JACKET MODEL, 
PAUL MANAFORT

BAD COVID-19 ADVICE

Reopening during the peak of COVID is good for the economy.

Hoarding toilet paper will assuage your COVID anxiety.

'God is greater than COVID-19.' (Unfortunately people aren't.)

When injecting disinfectant and basking in ultraviolet light won't do.

Listening to idiots who failed all of their science classes.

Sorry, no, but it will help quarantine be more enjoyable.

We don't need no stinking masks when we have love.

PROTEST THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR!

 

President Hitler's Descent into Madness

Now I know what Nazi Germany was like when Hitler came to power. The rise of Aryan white power drove unspeakable abuses to targeted groups, anyone who voiced dissent, and propped up propaganda to rationalize the holocaust. Like Nazi Germany, it is easy to retreat into hopeless helplessness given the current administration's abuse of power. How quickly this America has forgotten those lessons.  

I have a personal connection to the atrocities committed in Poland. My father's sister was captured by the Nazis, branded with an indelible number, placed into a forced labor farm, and repeatedly gang raped by Nazi soldiers. She only survived because the local doctor had the courage to confront the Nazi soldiers, threatening to report them. Her heartbreaking story, told to me during a visit to the United States, galvanized my lifelong activism against men who sexually assault females and to take a stand when the tyranny of our government descends into lawlessness.

In addition to high crimes in office, our President has already been accused of multiple sexual assaults but has evaded prosecution thus far. Like Kobe Bryant's accuser, these women face death threats and immense pressure to fold. I salute them for their incredible courage.

The President's retribution reign of terror has no bounds. His Republican comrades shrug their collective shoulders, allowing him to unhinge democracy because it benefits them. Even in the Nixon era, his fellow Republicans were aghast by the President's behavior. Oh to return to an era where nonpartisan politicians exhibited moral courage. Thank God for Mitt Romney who has openly defied his party's coercion by voting for impeachment. He gives up hope.

 As long as the Constitution has freedom of speech, I will continue to voice my dissension to our President's abusive policies and behavior. In my lifetime, I have never seen such a threat to the ideals of our democracy. It is time for all of us to stand up along with those that defy him. The lesson I learned from my aunt in Poland is that even one person confronting evil can make a difference.

I SHALL NOT DESPAIR

I am tired of being pushed around
By people tryin' to keep me down
Extorting justice, inducing fear
No, I shall not fall into despair.

Chicanery lording over me
Sophistry offered as a remedy
Rolling off their tongues without a care
Still, I will not be led into despair.

From the powerful men in justice
To political frauds saying trust us
Touting their hype with the Lord's Prayer
Nay, I won't be bamboozled into despair.

Muzzling sexual exploitation
With a sparkling explanation 
Believing the rape was just an affair
Will make me angry instead of despair.

My body is not their constitutional vessel
For their controlling legislative wrestle
Denying my freedom with conservative fanfare
Will have me marching but not consumed with despair.

Protecting a dictator's orange lying ways
Absolving atrocities because you're afraid
Malfeasance abounds but I bid you beware
I have the power to vote and won't despair.

THE PRICK WHO WOULD BE KING

Now that the impeachment is over, our President has escaped consequences for his corruption. Our divided country is more divided, Russia has a solid asset in our President, and chaos reigns. We can only hope that he is not elected, has a massive heart attack, or the Iranians make good on their three million termination bounty.

Enough said.

Remembering Another Powerful Alleged Rapist

In the lauding of Kobe Bryant in memoriam, little has been said of the incident of his 'alleged' rape of a nineteen year old concierge at a hotel in Colorado years ago. Here are some of the details which have been forgotten:
"The Kobe Bryant rape case has, in the annals of popular culture, been reduced to something of a punchline due to the aftermath—namely, Bryant’s $4 million, 8-carat purple diamond apology ring that he gifted to his wife, Vanessa. But what exactly transpired on the night of June 30, 2003, at the Lodge & Spa at Cordillera, in Colorado, may always be a mystery. Despite being charged with sexual assault and false imprisonment—facing life in prison—and tearfully confessing to committing adultery with his 19-year-old accuser, Bryant’s case never made it to trial. On Sept. 1, 2004, one week before opening statements were to be made, the case was dismissed after the accuser, who had been dragged through the mud for months by the media and Bryant’s defense team, informed the court that she would not testify. The woman had filed a separate civil suit against Bryant, and had agreed to dismissal of the sexual-assault charge against him provided the athlete issued the following apology to his accuser, which was read in court by Bryant’s attorney:
First, I want to apologize directly to the young woman involved in this incident. I want to apologize to her for my behavior that night and for the consequences she has suffered in the past year. Although this year has been incredibly difficult for me personally, I can only imagine the pain she has had to endure. I also want to apologize to her parents and family members, and to my family and friends and supporters, and to the citizens of Eagle, Colo. I also want to make it clear that I do not question the motives of this young woman. No money has been paid to this woman. She has agreed that this statement will not be used against me in the civil case. Although I truly believe this encounter between us was consensual, I recognize now that she did not and does not view this incident the same way I did. After months of reviewing discovery, listening to her attorney, and even her testimony in person, I now understand how she feels that she did not consent to this encounter. I issue this statement today fully aware that while one part of this case ends today, another remains. I understand that the civil case against me will go forward. That part of this case will be decided by and between the parties directly involved in the incident and will no longer be a financial or emotional drain on the citizens of the state of Colorado." -The Daily Beast
When one reads the actual account of Kobe's 'alleged' rape, it is horrific account of a brutal assault. Later after this statement Kobe read, the accuser filed a civil lawsuit which she won. It was swept under the carpet until Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez (who may not have 'appropriately' tweeted this alleged rape incident hours after Kobe's untimely death and tsunami of basketball glorification) but she, like most women, never forget men that 'allegedly' assault women.

"The tweet by political reporter Felicia Sonmez sparked a furious backlash on social media, with many deeming it inappropriate just hours after Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, were killed in a helicopter crash outside of Los Angeles. In the wake of her posting, Sonmez said she received death and rape threats and her home address was posted online, compelling her to stay at a hotel overnight." -Washington Post
Though Ms. Somnez's timing for tweeting may be ill-timed considering the loss for Mr. Bryant's family, I nevertheless commend her for punctuating the glorification of a man for his basketball prowess and dismissing his 'alleged' rape. Just like Michael Jackson, Harvey Weinstein, and other men of power, women are exasperated seeing these men 'allegedly' commit heinous sexual assaults get ennobled by the press and his powerful friends. From Barack Obama to late night hosts, women wonder if their powerful 'alleged' rapist goes free, how will they deal with a public that deifies a man while forgetting, denigrating, or denying his 'alleged' victim(s).

I am fortunate that I have never been raped. However, the majority of women I know either have reported almost being raped, have been raped at some point in their lives, or have been the victim of sexual abuse. These women never forget being sexually assaulted and frequently recount the harrowing effect of living with sexual assault to their closest female friends. Usually these admissions are kept a secret because women are trained that coming forward with sexual assault allegations will only traumatize them further when they have to testify against their 'alleged' rapist (who frequently receives no punishment). That's why women don't report sexual assaults-they fear the repercussions. One just has to see what Felicia Sonmez is going through for reporting Kobe Bryant's 'alleged' rape. Ms. Sonmez reminds us that we have not come that far when it comes to reminding us of an enormously popular athlete 'alleged' sexual assault. 

This blog is dedicated to all the women who have told me their 'secrets', endured a lifetime of PTSD from sexual assault, and have coped with the fallout as best as they could. 

World War lll: It Starts With An Assassination

There is no doubt that Soleimani was a terrorist. Compelling 

reasons for killing him was contemplated by previous administrations 

but the fear an assassination of a man of such stature, revered by

Iranians, would galvanize the Mideast plunging us into World War lll. 

Anyone watching his funeral this week have now realized we have reason to be afraid-very afraid. Soleimani's assassination has united

millions in the Muslim world vowing a furious retaliation. We are now marked by the region and sleeper cells that successfully engineered 9/11. We will be victims of paranoia, never knowing when or how Iran's wrath will reign down on our daily lives. 

Few remember their history lessons documenting how World War l began with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife by Bosnian revolutionaries in sleeper cells known as the Black Hand. 

Their motto was 'Unification or Death'. Revolutionaries do not consider themselves terrorists; they identify themselves as patriots. Their single act of retribution plunged the world into a global war setting the stage for the unresolved conditions which led to World War ll. Now we could be at the precipice of another world war.

I find the verbiage describing the assassination repugnant. Words such as the 'target' was 'terminated' or 'taken out' for the benefit of US security rationalizes that our government will 'terminate' anyone regardless of cost to our security. Further distressing is that we have been given no justification from our serial liar of a president as to why he opened the door to world conflict when his predecessors (both Republicans and Democrats) found it too risky. 

Equally distressing is our allies distancing themselves from Soleimani's assassination-they are cognizant of not wanting to be seen as an accomplice to a political assassination. No one is coming to our defense because there is no defense for this lone ranger debacle. Our president's nationalist policies, foolish self-absorption and poor judgment have alienated and isolated us from our global partners. 

Finally, it is incredibly maddening that our President would divulge to his Mar a Lago minions last week that 'something big' would be going down with Iran. Forget informing Congress and our Allies whom had been left in the dark. No wonder we are hated all over the world (except for Putin who loves Trump's self-preening ignorance).

It is clear that Iran will never give up until they exact revenge on Trump himself. Until he dies, he, his family, and his assets around the world will be in the crosshairs of Iran's wrath. This is the karmic debt he will pay for his hubris.